mjfmjfmjf's review
3.0
Semi-creepy short story of poor little boy and his mom and and some aliens. Interesting and different. But a downer. And slow. Readable but not the kind of thing that would make we want to read more. 2.5 of 5.
talysalankil's review
5.0
Read in The Inheritance.
It's amusing to me (in a bitter, ironic way) that the "illegal aliens" theme is still relevant 27 years later, but hey, I guess bigots will be bigots. And…well, I just love Megan/Robin's writing, characterization, voice, basically everything. The ending is a little weird, like… It might have worked better with a little more world building, but hey, short story. It still works, though, because of the point of view of a young boy who wouldn't necessarily seek all that information.
It's amusing to me (in a bitter, ironic way) that the "illegal aliens" theme is still relevant 27 years later, but hey, I guess bigots will be bigots. And…well, I just love Megan/Robin's writing, characterization, voice, basically everything. The ending is a little weird, like…
Spoiler
Lisa is the alien messiah? Okay then.
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